{"id":60277,"date":"2011-05-11T15:33:56","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T15:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/?p=60277"},"modified":"2011-05-17T13:44:42","modified_gmt":"2011-05-17T13:44:42","slug":"life-lessons-from-our-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wholeliving\/2011\/05\/life-lessons-from-our-dogs.html","title":{"rendered":"Life Lessons From Our Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/files\/2011\/05\/dog8hug.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60305\" title=\"Puppy Hugs!\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/225\/2011\/05\/dog8hug-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Around my house,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Love-Family\/Pets\/2008\/09\/Your-Inspiring-Pets-October-2007.aspx\">pets<\/a> are family.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0It was that way in my house growing up, it&#8217;s that way in my house now.<\/p>\n<p>I continue to learn from my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Love-Family\/Pets\/2008\/09\/Your-Inspiring-Pets-August-2007.aspx\">pets<\/a>, and am still amazed by the unconditional love they give. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve learned about <strong>life, love, and \u00a0longevity<\/strong> by being a &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Love-Family\/Pets\/2008\/11\/10-Spiritual-Ways-to-Connect-with-Your-Pet.aspx\">pet<\/a> mom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read on for: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Love-Family\/Pets\/Galleries\/Life-Lessons-From-Our-Dogs.aspx?p=2\">Life Lessons We Can Learn From Our Dogs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Love-Family\/Pets\/2010\/06\/Pet-Quotes.aspx\">Pets<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around my house,\u00a0pets are family. \u00a0It was that way in my house growing up, it&#8217;s that way in my house now. 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